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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1924

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Sculling. Trouble at Barwon Regatta. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 March 1924 · page 4

Serious trouble arose at the Barwon regatta at Geelong to-day. In the senior nights final, when Wendouree and Melbourne were passing the bridge,…

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Cricket "Strike."

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 3 March 1924 · page 2

There was a cricket "strike" on the local ground yesterday. Gundagai was playing Brungle 12 men aside, but fielding…

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Boxing Week-end Engagements Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 3 March 1924 · page 4

Owing to the [?]ponement of the [?] a programme of [?] several boxing and training [?] was submitted at the…

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Boxing. Gornick Wins Against Waddy. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 March 1924 · page 4

At the Brisbane Stadium to-night Gornick, won on a foul front Ern Waddy…

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Cricket. Wagga Association Saturday’s Games

The Daily Express · Monday 3 March 1924 · page 2

The two matches which were commenced Saturday, are providing much interest. On Newtown wicket A.I.F. have given Wagga a good…

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Tennis. Davis Cup Draw. Fourteen Entrants. Washington

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 March 1924 · page 4

It is Announced that President Coolidge will at noon on March 17 make the official draw for the 1924 Davis Cup matches. Fourteen…

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Journalism or Tennis. Tilden's Choice. New York

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 March 1924 · page 4

Tilden addressing the Hartford Tennis Association, states that if forced to choose between tennis and journalism—he will abandon tennis…

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Golf

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 4

The working-bee put in some excellent work during the 'week-end that the course is now open again for play. The annual meeting is fixed…

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Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 4

Whilst Mr. Buttenshaw was here on Saturday he met our tennis enthusiast, and arranged to bring Messrs. Fitzgerald and E. and G…

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Tennis News. Leeton District Tennis Club

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 2

The annual meeting of the above club was held on 29th February, when a very satisfactory annual report and balance sheet was presented…

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FOOTBALL At STOCKINBINGAL

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 4

The second grade players in these ports are to be given a good show this year as the result of an enthusiastic meeting at Stockinbigal. Mr…

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Tennis. Davis Cup Matches in September. Washington

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 6

Davis Cup matches will be played at Philla[?]elphia early-in-September…

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Cricket. Visit of Coota. District Team to Tumut

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 5

A team of Coota. district cricketers will play Tumut on Saturday next on Tumut Racecourse wicket, and on the following day will play a…

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Gundagai Annual Races. Sceond Day's Results. king Tressady wins Douation Haudicap

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 2

The second day's races was again well attended, but not as good as the first in consequence of the bollday only being in Gundagai, whilst…

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Cricket. First Test in N.Z. Home Team Does Well Christchurch

The Daily Express · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 4

When play was resumed this [?] the scores [?] N.Z., 1st Innings, 144; second innings, 3 for [?] N.S.W., 1st innings [?]…

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Junee Racing Club. Nominations for

The Daily Express · Wednesday 5 March 1924 · page 4

Malden Plate: Sleipner Baroness Beaumont, Bunmoor Ranjo Lot of Luck Sim Night Bunmore. Flying Handicap: [?] Kell…

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Boxing

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 6

Joe Fox, a crack English [?]eather weight and holder of the Lonsdale Belt, arrived in Sydney on Tuesday by the Niagara. He is a Leeds [?]…

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Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 4

A general meeting of tennis players will be held next Tuesday night, at 8 p.m, at the Town Hall Lodge room. All players both ladies and gentlemen…

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Cricket Notes

The Daily Express · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 4

Consist [?] scoring was the order of the day [?] with the A.I.F. team on Saturday. O. [?]dy ten Diggers went to the wickets at [?] only one failed to reach…

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Tennis. Ladysmith Club

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 6

A large number of members attended the Ladysmith Tennis Club's annual meeting. The annual report showed a very successful season…

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